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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Comma, Large White +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Comma, Large White +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Vetch, Lateral Cryphaea, Wood Bristle-moss +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Vetch, Lateral Cryphaea, Wood Bristle-moss +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 4Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 4Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Andrew, Wingfield: The Creed

St Andrew, Wingfield: The Creed

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